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‘June 19, 2006 - It looks like a rainbow that's been set on fire, but this phenomenon is as cold as ice.’

‘He was as cold as stone, no true emotion lay behind his eyes.’

‘I absolutely hated that school,’ Ian said with a voice as cold as ice.’

‘I glared up at his face, which was like usual, as cold as stone.’

‘‘Not a word, Nathaniel,’ she commanded, her words as cold as ice.’

‘He could see why Sarah wouldn't like him; he was as cold as stone.’

‘His eyes, that had once been so warm, were now as cold as ice.’

‘For example, a person may complain of feeling as if they have a constant lump in the throat, feeling as if they must sigh all the time, feeling inappropriate anger, or that their lower body is as cold as ice, or that they are anxious all the time.’

‘Buck looked at Dr. Rake and Philip whose faces were as cold as stone.’

catch (or take) cold

Become infected with a cold.

‘Michael caught a cold so he stayed away for the mainstream events, so did Val.’

‘On her 36th birthday, a Friday, she appeared at a Muscular Dystrophy benefit at Dodger Stadium and caught a cold.’

‘He could enjoy the rain and was never worried about catching a cold when wet.’

‘If your child touches his or her mouth or nose after touching skin or some other surface that's been contaminated by one of the rhinoviruses that causes colds, your child may catch a cold.’

‘They may have caught a cold or have a stomach ache or a fever.’

‘I have no plans for Canada Day and I might not be doing absolutely anything, because I am feeling pretty ill right now, I think I caught a cold and my throat is swollen.’

‘Every time he catches a cold, Ms. Rao does too and he gets blamed.’

‘Also, his lungs became infected every time he caught a cold.’

‘However, en route to Washington to offer his services in the War of 1812, he caught a cold that proved fatal.’

‘Then I can go home and rest, which is a good thing, as I think I've caught a cold or something.’

the cold light of day

The objective realities of a situation.

‘in the cold light of day it all seemed so ridiculous’

‘They will sit down in the cold light of day and decide what they are going to do,’ said a source.’

‘Inevitably we then receive calls from people who, in the cold light of day, begin to realise that they've made a mistake.’

‘You have got to sit down and look at things in the cold light of day and I know where the problems are and I know where we can put it right but it is not going to happen overnight.’

‘Matt was very remorseful, having gone through the thing in the cold light of day.’

‘It's interesting how, after a couple of glasses of wine late on a Friday night, Lisa's quite happy to let me put a photo of her on my website. It's slightly less interesting how, in the cold light of day, she completely changes her mind.’

‘I'm very disappointed in the outcome (of the final) and, in the cold light of day, it feels even worse, but we have to get over it.’

‘If they offer me another contract, I would have to sit down and look at it in the cold light of day.’

‘She is never, ever going to forget what she did and does not, herself, understand in the cold light of day how it happened.’

‘We'll sit down in the cold light of day, understand the facts, discuss it with the player and decide what we want to do.’

‘I hope the fans, in the cold light of day, will look at it and have belief in the club.’

Origin

Old English cald, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch koud and German kalt, also to Latin gelu ‘frost’.